Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
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Today
This Afternoon: High 79° · 64% rain
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 68° · 57% rain
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:34 AM / 6:40 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 10:57 PM / 12:31 PM
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous, 73%
- Major period
- 4:10 AM–6:10 AM
- Minor period
- 12:01 PM–1:01 PM
- Major period
- 4:45 PM–6:45 PM
- Minor period
- 10:27 PM–11:27 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 71° | 76% | 83% | 74% | 0.06" | E 15 | 20 | 4.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 81% | 85% | 71% | 0.06" | E 15 | 21 | 2.8 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 87% | 80% | 67% | 0.06" | E 14 | 20 | 3.3 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 5 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 87% | 78% | 64% | 0.06" | E 14 | 20 | 3.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 6 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 87% | 76% | 59% | 0.06" | E 13 | 18 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 79% | 61% | 0.02" | E 12 | 17 | 6.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 8 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 77% | 46% | 0.02" | E 10 | 16 | 8.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 68% | 41% | 0.02" | E 9 | 16 | 8.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 98% | 71% | 41% | 0.02" | E 9 | 15 | 9.1 mi | ⚡ |
| Fri 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 69% | 42% | 0.02" | E 8 | 14 | 9.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 97% | 66% | 45% | 0.02" | E 7 | 12 | 9.4 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 99% | 56% | 35% | – | ENE 6 | 12 | 9.3 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 61% | 34% | – | ENE 5 | 10 | 9.1 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 57% | 27% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 8.5 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 54% | 20% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 8.1 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 63% | 13% | – | NE 5 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 62% | 13% | – | NNE 5 | 9 | 7.0 mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 61% | 27% | 0.01" | NNE 5 | 9 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 59% | 23% | 0.01" | NE 5 | 8 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 99% | 48% | 20% | 0.01" | NNE 5 | 8 | 7.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 48% | 18% | 0.01" | NE 6 | 9 | 9.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 83% | 49% | 20% | 0.01" | ENE 6 | 9 | 9.3 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 12 PM | 80° | 84° | 72° | 77% | 47% | 22% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.6 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 1 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 37% | 26% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.8 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 2 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 28% | 24% | 0.01" | ESE 6 | 8 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 3 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 30% | 23% | 0.01" | ESE 6 | 8 | 9.9 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 4 PM | 81° | 85° | 72° | 74% | 26% | 20% | 0.01" | ESE 2 | 8 | 10.0 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 5 PM | 80° | 83° | 72° | 78% | 26% | 16% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.7 mi | ⚡ |
| Sat 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 82% | 27% | 11% | 0.01" | E 6 | 8 | 9.4 mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 31% | 4% | – | E 6 | 8 | 9.1 mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 73° | 94% | 37% | 4% | – | ENE 3 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 99% | 43% | 4% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 73° | 99% | 41% | 4% | – | E 5 | 8 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 72° | 100% | 44% | 3% | – | E 3 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 46% | 3% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 36% | 1% | – | E 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 36% | 2% | – | E 2 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 55% | 2% | – | ENE 2 | 6 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 53% | 2% | – | ENE 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 76% | 2% | – | NE 3 | 7 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 77% | 1% | – | NE 3 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 82% | 3% | – | NE 5 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 72% | 3% | – | NE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 63% | 3% | – | NE 5 | 8 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 90% | 53% | 3% | – | NE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 82% | 51% | 3% | – | ENE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 80° | 84° | 72° | 77% | 49% | 3% | – | ENE 7 | 9 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 81° | 86° | 72° | 74% | 47% | 2% | – | E 7 | 9 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
79° / 68°
74% rain · 0.40"
E 8–15 mph · gusts 21
⚡ Storms
Sat, Oct 31
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
81° / 68°
45% rain · 0.14"
NE 2–7 mph · gusts 12
⚡ Storms
Sun, Nov 1
Partly Sunny
82° / 70°
3% rain
E 2–8 mph · gusts 12
Mon, Nov 2
Mostly Sunny
82° / 71°
11% rain
SE 3–12 mph · gusts 16
Tue, Nov 3
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
82° / 58°
64% rain · 0.24"
SW 7–13 mph · gusts 16
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Sunny
77° / 59°
15% rain
NW 5–13 mph · gusts 17
Thu, Nov 5
Sunny
77° / 61°
15% rain
N 5–10 mph · gusts 14
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
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Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ330-310630- Matagorda Bay- 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Gusts over 30 knots possible in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ350-355-310630- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1233 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots gusting 25 knots. Gusts over 30 knots in heavier showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · October 2005
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:24 PM
★☆☆☆c43
2
1% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
↓ 6:51 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
3
0% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★☆☆c44
New Moon
best4
2% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★☆☆c57
best5
5% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★☆☆c70
6
11% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c84
7
19% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★☆☆c90
8
28% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c92
9
38% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
10
49% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c91
First Quarter
11
61% lit
↑ 3:27 PM
↓ 12:45 AM
↓ 12:45 AM
★☆☆☆c90
12
71% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
↓ 1:55 AM
★☆☆☆c86
13
81% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
↓ 3:05 AM
★☆☆☆c78
14
90% lit
↑ 5:24 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
↓ 4:13 AM
★☆☆☆c57
Perigee · 365,452 km
15
96% lit
↑ 5:57 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
↓ 5:19 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
99% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★☆☆c48
17
100% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★☆☆c67
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best18
98% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★☆☆c94
best19
94% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
↓ 9:39 AM
★☆☆☆c94
20
88% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★☆☆c98
best21
81% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:46 AM
★★☆☆c95
22
72% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 12:42 PM
↓ 12:42 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
23
63% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 1:33 PM
↓ 1:33 PM
★☆☆☆c81
24
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:17 PM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 12:45 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
↓ 2:55 PM
★☆☆☆c69
26
35% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
↓ 3:28 PM
★☆☆☆c62
Apogee · 404,493 km
27
26% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:58 PM
★☆☆☆c53
28
18% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
↓ 4:26 PM
★☆☆☆c45
29
11% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
↓ 4:53 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
30
6% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
↓ 4:20 PM
★☆☆☆c41
31
2% lit
↑ 5:14 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★☆☆c57
Lunar events this month
- Sun, Oct 2 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, Oct 3 · 5:28 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sun, Oct 9 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Oct 14 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 365,452 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Mon, Oct 17 · 7:13 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Sat, Oct 22 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, Oct 24 · 8:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Oct 26 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,493 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Oct 29 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Mon, Oct 3 · Tue, Oct 4 · Mon, Oct 17 · Tue, Oct 18 · Thu, Oct 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
365,462 km closest · 404,432 km farthest
Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Fri 1:20 PM.